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Geri Barish, center, with Hewlett House supporters Marnie and Leonore Weidenfeld at the gala pizza party last month.
Celebrating Hewlett House’s accomplishments with pizza
The success of Hewlett House and of 1 in 9: The Long Island Breast Cancer Action Coalition in Hewlett, and Geri Barish, the executive director and president, respectively, was celebrated at a gala … more
The things we carry: an unexpected journey
Turns out, even your genes are in your travel jeans. Last week I mentioned that I was writing from Truckee, Calif., where we rented a house for a month up in the Sierra Nevada mountains, near our daughter’s home. more
Friends, family and co-workers attended the breast cancer fundraiser in memory of Lori Lewis. From left Jeff Freedman, Sharon Johnson, Ian Leigh (host), Sandy Rubenstein, and Caren and Henry Karpik at the Woodmere Club on March 18.
Family, friends gather to remember Lori Lewis [Photo gallery]
Family, friends and co-workers from Pugatch Realty, and some are both, gathered at the Woodmere Club in Woodmere on March 18 to remember Lori Lewis, who lost her battle with breast cancer. more
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The Lawrence Association, recognized Five Towns students last June with citizenship awards. From left were Pesach Weiss, Zachary Lyons, Noah Schwartz, Past President Sharon Douglas, Donny Moskovits, Lawrence Mayor Alex Edelman, Jeremy Tanami, Aliya Tanami, Lauren Safran, Asmita Kumari Jaiswal and Jeremy Jesselson.
Reviving a civic group
Lawrence Village Administrator Ron Goldman, a past president of the Lawrence Association, kibitzed that Paris Popack is “not a public speaker, she is a public doer,” and that is why she and other residents are working to revive the dormant organization that functions as the village’s civic group. more
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Christine Hodyl, DO, FACS
Q: Can Deodorants Cause Breast Cancer?
A: No, using deodorants or antiperspirants does not increase your risk of breast cancer. Claims linking deodorant/antiperspirant use and breast cancer have been around for many years. The theory … more
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Breast cancer in the age of Donald Trump
The great majority of women survive breast cancer. That’s what I’m thinking as Breast Cancer Awareness Month commences. I am reminding myself and other survivors that, despite the dreaded diagnosis and difficult treatment . . . more
This month, let’s all join the fight against breast cancer
Breast cancer has killed far too many of our wives, mothers, sisters and friends. It is the second leading cause of cancer deaths among women in the U.S., after lung cancer, and . . . more
The Lawrence Yacht and Country Club in Lawrence hosted a PLAY for P.I.N.K. fundraising event that collected nearly $37,000 earlier this month.
More than $36,000 raised for P.I.N.K in Lawrence
Nearly 140 members, family and friends took part in tennis doubles tournaments and 9- and 18-hole golf matches, and Scramble games to help raise over $36,000 for the charity PLAY for P.I.N.K. (Prevention, Immediate Diagnosis, New technology, Knowledge) organization to benefit the Breast Cancer Research Foundation at the Lawrence Yacht and Country Club in Lawrence on July 5 & 6. more
Battling a disease that touches all
Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer among women of all ethnic backgrounds, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the American Cancer Society recommends that women at average risk for the disease start annual screening with mammograms between ages 40 and 44. more
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Geri Barish, executive director of the Hewlett House and president of 1 in 9: The Long Island Breast Cancer Action Coalition, outside the Hewlett House on East Rockaway Road in Hewlett.
Battling breast cancer
“It’s in your face,” Geri Barish, executive director of Hewlett House, president of 1 in 9: The Long Island Breast Cancer Action Coalition, and a breast cancer survivor, said of legislation that became law late last month. more
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